Gold Fever

Season 1

Go inside the California Gold Rush through the eyes of Boston Company, a real-life group of 40 men who journeyed west with dreams of striking it rich. Trace the steps of this dangerous trek and experience the violence, greed and chaos that ensued as tens of thousands of miners battled each other over a buried treasure worth an estimated 25 billion dollars.

IMDb 8.020132 episodes16+

Documentary•Western

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S1 E1 - Eureka!
October 10, 2013
1 h 25 min
TV-14
Part 1: Gold is first discovered in California. The new American dream is born. Boston Company, a motley group of gold seekers including Dr. Charles Robinson, make the dangerous trek west to the gold fields while entrepreneur Sam Brannan mines the miners.
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S1 E2 - Battle for Gold
October 17, 2013
1 h 25 min
TV-14
Part 2: Brannan takes over the gold fields, evicting miners from their claims, but the men of Boston Company won't back down without a fight. Doc Robinson leads a protest that devolves into a battle that will change the miners - and the country - forever.
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